Chapter 4
The next thing Frisk knew she was in a snowy forest...did she get out? No..it was August outside and she saw no barrier. She looked up and even if the sky was cloudy there was light...however no sun. In a day like this on the Surface you'd at least be able to see a bit of the sun. The clouds weren't that thick. The light was actually so strong Frisk had to cover her eyes at first. As she turned her head she noticed there was a camera in the bushes...That's interesting. She looked around only to find a forest with pines and the road in front of her. She sighed and went forward. As she started walking the cold started seeping in. Her fur was helping quite a lot but she had no boots...she likes to feel the grass bare-foot when it's summer. Damn her feet were cold.
The forest was thick...so it wasn't a surprise that she could feel someone following her. Her nose started twiching a bit and her ears were now fully aware of every sound she could hear. The forest was empty after all..there was only her footsteps...and what seemed to be another pair. She found a brench in the road and stepped over it. Suddenly, after not even 2 steps..the brench broke. Someone was trying to mess with her. Not too bad...they were hard to track and you couldn't see anyone behind. they chose their ground quite well. Frisk was in disadvantage in this position. At one point however she was able to see the silhouette of the person behind her. Oh that preson liked to play..huh? Let's be honest...no one would acutally show themselves...UNLESS they wanted to creep the person out. Was Frisk creeped out? Not really..but she was really cautious since this guy could easily kill her. He seemed to only be playing tricks for now...she could respect that. Who doesn't love a good scare.
After more walking she got to a wooden bridge with a gate. She could understand if the bars were too wide for her...but for the bars to fit the whole damn bridge between them? Who built this did a terrible job. But she won't complain. But...she felt someone behind her. Frisk stopped and waited.
"M o n s t e r." 'Sup creepy dude? Ok ok but for real...was the voice necessary..? It sent chills through her spine..
"D o n ' t y o u k n o w h o w t o g r e e t a n e w p a l?" To what now..?
"T u r n a r o u n d a n d s h a k e m y h a n d." Frisk started looking around. The voice behind her got wayyyy nicer all of a sudden.
"wha'cha lookin' for?" She was looking for the white van you gonna shove her in you perver-- Ok ok ok...stay serious....Turn around and shake his hand. She did turn, she shook the hand of the bent down man. He had white hair and a ever-lasting smile, he was a bit darker skinned and blue eyes. He actually had the start of a small goatee. He had a pretty face she couldn't like. He was wearing a blue hoodie with a white t-shirt and black sweatpants with a white stripe on their side. He was also wearing red sneekers and black finger-less gloves. The human smiled more.
"hehehe the old whoopee chusion in the hand trick. It's ALWAYS funny." Frisk snorted and started laughing...even if it kinda sounded like she was a squeaky toy. The human looked a bit dumbfound at someone actually laughing at his joke..and she didn't blame him..a lot of people found bad jokes REALLY bad...but oh well, you know how it is. they're funny for Frisk.
"anyways, you're a monster, right?" no she's a pet. Even got cute little clothes..of course she is. She isn't that small.
"that's hilarious." Fight me bitch. ok ok no Frisk stay focused. You are making jokes in your own head. Stop it.
"i'm sans. sans the human. i'm actually supposed to be on watch for monsters right now. but...y'know...i don't really care about capturing anybody." Frisk's mouth fell open. CAPTURE?! All that came out was a really pronounced 'Ra'. Ah shit...
"now my brother, papyrus...he's a monster hunting FANATIC." oh she's dead meat. she was shaking at that point. She could easily escape but...she didn't want to hurt anybody.
"hey, actually, i think that's him over there." Frisk could feel her blood running cold. Are you serious you piece of--
"i have an idea. go through this gate thingy." Frisk looked at the human than at the bars. She was confused.
"yeah go right through. my bro made the bars too wide to stop anyone." The two walked together to what looked like a sentry station. Frisk then saw a weirdly shaped lamp next to it.
"quick! behind that conviniently shaped lamp." Frisk knew she was too small to hide there so she just hid behind the station. Between the planks of the station Frisk could see quite well the other human approaching. He was wayyy taller than the other. Aw man she was as tall as his damn boot...He was wearing a nice costume though. A white shirt tied around his waist and a red scarf around his neck flowing in the wind. Red boots and red gloves with black tight pants. he pretty much looked like a mascot for a birthday party for a kid. She found that funny. He was a bit lighter skinned than his shorter brother and he looked younger. He had white hair as well and brown-orange eyes. They were really pretty just like his brothers. She assumed it had to do with their magic. Sans put his hands in his pockets and took a realxed pose.
"sup, bro?" Said the what seemed to be the older brother.
"YOU KNOW WASSUP, BROTHER! IT'S BEEN EIGHT DAYS AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T... RECALIBRATED. YOUR. PUZZLES! YOU JUST HANG AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR STATION! WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING?!?" Oh the tall one had a booming voice alright. Sans voice was gruff and low as his brother? High pitched and loud. if Frisk wasn't used to people yelling she'd have to cover her poor ears. However she found it amusing how the two were total opposites.
"staring at my station. it's really cool. do you wanna look?" Did he just-- that cheeky bastard...
"NO!! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT!! WHAT IF A MONSTER COMES THROUGH HERE!?! I WANT TO BE READY!!! I WILL BE THE ONE! I MUST BE THE ONE! I WILL CAPTURE A MONSTER! THEN, I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS... WILL GET ALL THE THINGS I UTTERLY DESERVE! RESPECT... RECOGNITION... I WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO JOIN THE ROYAL GUARD! PEOPLE WILL ASK, TO, BE MY, "FRIEND?" I WILL BATHE IN A SHOWER OF KISSES EVERY MORNING." The human said as he was stomping at first, then he striked a pose letting his scarf blow in the wind. Awww...he was just lonely...Ok next time she sees him she will be his friend! Then he won't feel so bad! Yeah! She could maybe take him for a fly too after they become friends! Oh that would probably make the human so happy!! She always loved flying! Just because she can't do it that much on the surface doesn't stop her from sneaking on the roof at night and flying in the moonlight over the city. Frisk was giddy just thinking about making the taller human her friend.
"hmm... maybe my station will help you." Sans is totally trying to rat her out...there's no doubt in that.
"SANS!! YOU ARE NOT HELPING!! YOU LAZY-BUM!! ALL YOU DO IS SIT AND BOONDOGGLE!! YOU GET LAZIER AND LAZIER EVERY DAY!!!" The taller human wasn't happy. He started stomping again. Boondoggle?! Oh my god. Frisn snickered and put her paws over her mouth. Neither of the brothers seemed to notice.
" hey, take it easy. i've gotten a ton of work done today..." Sans waved a hand over his face and a mask you'd see on Cinco de Mayo appeared...only it wasn't a mask? It was more like magical paint.
"a skele-ton." Frisk snickered again. Oh that was so dumb...she loved it. Sans winked towards the station.
"SANS!!!" The brother said. But he was smiling.
"come on. you're smiling" Frisk was smiling at their relationship. Such dorks...She sometimes wished she could have a family like that...
"I AM AND I HATE IT! SIGH... WHY DOES SOMEONE AS GREAT AS ME... HAVE TO DO SO MUCH JUST TO GET SOME RECOGNITION..." Awww...Don't worry great Papyrus! Frisk will be your friend!
"wow, sounds like you're really working yourself... down to the bone." Sans said pointing at his face and winking at her again. Frisk laughed again. Since she sounded like a squeaky toy they both didn't pay much attention...actually Sans did because his smile grew a bit.
"UGH!!! I WILL ATTEND TO MY PUZZLES... AS FOR YOUR WORK? PUT A LITTLE MORE, "BACKBONE" INTO IT!!!! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!!" Pfft...did he just..? And so Papyrus left. Only to return and say another 'HEH!' Before finally leaving. Sans sighed and looked at his station.
"ok, you can come out now." Frisk did leave the sentry station with mustard, ketchup and relish inside of it and looked up at Sans. He smiled at her.
"you oughta get going. he might come back. and if he does...you'll have to sit through more of my hilarious jokes." He said with a wink at the end. As she was about to go he spoke again.
"actually, hey...hate to bother ya, but can you do me a favor? i was thinking... my brother has been kind of down lately...he's never seen a human before. and seeing you might just make his day. don't worry he's not dange--" Frisk turned around at the speed of light with twinkiling squinted eyes. She smiled and started jumping up and down in excitement. Sans eyes softened.
"thanks a million. i'll be up ahead." but he was going the way the two just came..? Oh well...no time to dwell on it. She moved forward through the pine forest. She saved as she went and discovered two new things: 1. weirdos will tie photos of themselves with the number on the back to fishing rods. 2. There are interdimensional boxes just like in video-games in this place. Why wasn't she surprised by neither of the two? As she proceeded she found the two brothers in front of her. Wait...didnt Sans go back?! Could he teleport or something. Frisk stopped and decided to wait for them to finish their conversation.
"SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT UNDYNE--" Papyrus stopped and looked at her. She tilted her head. Papyrus looked at his brother that was now looking at her. And they did this dumb game faster and faster. They both at one point were literally spinning. Finally the two were facing her. Frisk snorted. She loved those dorks. They turned around and bent down to talk 'in secret'.
"SANS!! OH MY GOD IS THAT...A MONSTER?!?!??!" They turned around. Frisk sat there awkwardly.
"uhh..actually, i think that's a rock." Frisk looked behind her and frowned. RUDE!! SHE ISN'T THAT SMA-- she is that small, isn't she? DAMN IT!!
"OH." Papyrus said with a dissapointed look.
"hey, what's that in front of the rock?" That bastard--
"OH MY GOD!! (IS...IS THAT A MONSTER)" Frisk snickered.
"(yep)"
"OH MY GOD!!" Papyrus said beaming. Aww..she was glad she made his day.
"SANS! I FINALLY DID IT! UNDYNE WILL...I'M GONNA...I'LL BE SO..POPULAR! POPULAR! POPULAR!! 'AHEM' MONSTER!! YOU SHALL NOT PASS THIS AREA!! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL STOP YOU!! THEN CAPTURE YOU!! YOU WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CAPITAL! THEN...THEN!! I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S NEXT! IN ANY CASE! CONTINUE! ONLY IF YOU DARE!! NYE HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!" And Papyrus zoomed ahead on the path. This cinnamon roll will get himself killed in the royal guard...that's for sure.
"welp, that went well. don't sweat it, kid." DID EVERYONE JUST ASSUME THAT BECAUSE SHE'S SO SMALL SHE'S A KID?! BRO!!
"i'll keep an.."he waved his hand over his eye who became..a skeleton socket with a small light inside of it, probably magic.
"eye-socket out for ya." He said with a wink. Frisk smiled. She knew he won't be keeping it 'out for' but rather 'on' her. And so the human left and Frisk continued her adventure. She found a 'beautiful' cardboard station where Papyrus narated it's beauty right on it. She also met a human with a coat that made him look like he had a lion's fur. She laughed at his puns and he left happily saying 'SEE?! LAUGHS!!! Dad was wrong!!" Frisk was happy to make the man feel better. She then found a cute sentry station with a sign saying: ABSOLUTELY NO MOVING!! She needed to do that so she did. A blind man with black with white strands hair pulled backwards and a few coming loose came up. So the man could only see moving things. The man looked from left to right with a big pipe in his mouth, one of those that made bubbles. Frisk stopped moving. Unfortunately for her the second time she moved she was pulled in an encounter. Frisk sighed and stayed still every time he attacked and when he let his guard down? She put a hand on his head. He immediately smiled because he realized the one he was fighting was nice. The man, who's name was Doug, chatted with Frisk a bit in his station after and showed her how to use a sword. She never really needed to use one..but now? She at least knew how to hold it. She left the station and continued on her journey.
She met with Sans after. He told her to rememeber somethin gabout blue stop signs? She didn't really understand. There was a huge pond of ice she skated on. She found two roads. One tok her to a nice snowman who wanted to travel around the world. Frisk took a piece of him. The second one took her to a weird square of blue-ish snow. interesting. The two human brothers were standing at the other side of it.
"YOU'RE SO LAZY!! YOU WERE NAPPING ALL NIGHT!!" Frisk froze at the familiar remark. She looked at Sans...he wasn't--..was...he..? Sans just shrugged.
"i think that's called...sleeping..." oh thank god...he wasn't....
"EXCUSES, EXCUSES!" That's when they noticed Frisk.
"OH-HO!! THE MONSTER ARRIVES!! IN ORDER TO STOP YOU..MY BROTHER AND I HAVE CREATED SOME PUZZLES. I THINK YOU WILL FIND THIS ONE QUITE SHOCKING!" Frisk raised and eye-brow. Why did she have the dreading feeling..that was a pun.
"FOR YOU SEE THIS IS THE INVISIBLE" Frisk's mouth fell agap as she backed away.
"ELECTRITY MAZE!!" STOP IT IT HURTS!! TAKE IT OFFF!! AHHHHHH!! PLEASE I'M SORRY!! PLEASEEE!!
"LITTLE MONSTER??" Papyrus said. Frisk shook her head and smiled. Sans seemed a bit worried.
"WHEN YOU TOCH THE WALLS OF THE MAZE THIS ORB WILL ADMINISTRATE A HEARTY ZAP! SOUND LIKE FUN?? BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FUN YOU WILL HAVE, IS REALLY SMALL I THINK.." Frisk was shaking. Oh man she hated electricity...and not like in stuff you plug in but like..getting shocked. It just...hurts so much...physically and mentally speaking.
"OK, YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW!!" but..Papyrus was the one holding the orb..? Frisk stepped forward and Papyrus got zapped. Frisk put her paws over her mouth. In her panic she didn't even realize the human was actually alright. She grew wings and went up. Papyrus and Sans were both too sucked in into the fact Papyrus was the one getting zapped instead of her.
"SANS!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Sans shrugged.
"I think the monster has to hold the o....rb..." Sans eyes widened as he spotted her behind Papyrus.
"uhh...paps..? would'cha look behind..?" Papyrus turned around and his jaw dropped.
"WHAT?! HOW DID YOU GET HERE WITHOUT ME GETTING ZAPPED?!" Frisk however wasn't listening as she was looking at him for any injuries and then bowed down wagging her tail.
"UHH..SANS??" Sans scratched the top of his head.
"think they're saying sorry bro..sorry for you getting zapped." Papyrus beamed.
"OH!! THAT'S ALRIGHT TINY MONSTER!! I AM OK!!" Frisk sighed in relief and smiled.
"YOU SOLVED THIS PUZZLE SO EASILY...TOO EASILY!! HOWEVER! THE NEXT PUZZLE WILL NOT BE EASY!! IT IS DESIGNED BY MY BROTHER!! SANS!! YOU WILL SURELY BE CONFOUNDED. I KNOW I AM! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!" Papyrus left walking backwards and Frisk went to speak to his brother.
"hey, thanks...my brother seems like he's having fun. by the way did you see the weird outfit he's wearing?" Frisk nodded.
"we made that a few weeks ago for a costume party. he hasn't worn anything else since. keeps calling it his 'battle body'...man isn't my brother cool?" Frisk scrunched up her nose in disgust but smiled at how he loved his brother. Sans chuckled.
"i gotta ask kiddo...how did you get behind paps..?" Frisk nodded and shut her eyes as she let a small pair of wings grow and fluttered them. Sans laughed.
"i don't know if that's cool or adorable." Frisk then continued on her journey through the Snowdin Forest knowing she will soon be friends with Papyrus, Sans and the rest of the humans down here.